How to identify the dependency of Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable 64 bit with cpp source code?

Question

I am working on a C++ application that interacts with Microsoft Access Database and need to determine whether it depends on Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable 64.

Answer 1

Hi,

Check the connection string provider Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0.

distinguish the architecture by registry.
32bit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Access Connectivity Engine

64bit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Access Connectivity Engine

You can also check the loaded DLLs of the current program with API EnumProcessModules, GetModuleFileNameExA .

Best regards,

Minxin Yu

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